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Sedition Act expired
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Gabriel's Rebellion
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The Alien Act Expired
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The Second Great Awakening
One of the first and biggest revivals of the Second Great Awakening was in Cane ridge, Kentucky. It lasted one week and drew thousands of people. -
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Thomas Jefferson Was President
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The United States Purchased the Louisiana Territory
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American Sailors Impressed in to the British Navy
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The Embargo Act of 1807
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First Steamboat Service on the Hudson River.
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The Battle of Tippecanoe
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The War of 1812
"The first had to do with the nation’s desire to maintain its position as a neutral trading nation during the series of Anglo-French wars, which began in the aftermath of the French Revolution in 1793. The second had older roots in the colonial and Revolutionary era". http://www.americanyawp.com/text/07-the-early-republic/ -
Madison signed a Declaration of War
On June 18,1812 Madison signed a declaration of war on Great Britain. -
The Last Federalist ran for President
The last federalist to run for president was Rufus King. He lost to Monroe in 1816. -
The Missouri Crisis
One of the main issues of the Missouri Crisis is when Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state. That would shift the power of the Congress to the slave states. -
Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819
Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 was between Spain and The United States for the land of Florida. -
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Missouri Compromise had three parts,- Missouri would be admitted as a slave state.
- Maine would come in as a free state.
- The rest of the Louisiana Purchase would be divided along the southern border of Missouri and all new state to the north of the line would be free states and all to the south could be slave states.
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The Discovery of Gossypium Barbadense Cotton
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Missouri's Admittance to the Union
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The Erie Canal was completed by New York State
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The Carpenters Union Was Formed
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The First Long-Distance Rail Line in the United States
The first long-distance rail line in the United States started in Maryland by the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Rail Road Company. -
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Andrew Jackson was President.
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The Indian Removal Act of 1830
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was met with resistance for the Native Americans and the leaders of the American board. One of the Leaders of the American Board by the name of Jeremiah Evarts wrote essays under the pen name William Penn telling people to oppose the removal. -
The Treaty of New Echota
The Treaty of New Echota was signed to prevent tribal bloodshed. A portion of Cherokee land was ceded to Georgia by this treaty. -
Texas Declared Independence.
Texas declared their independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. The Texas revolution lasted from 1835-1836. At the battles of the Alamo and Goliad, the Mexican leader Santa Anna defeated the Texian army. But the surprise attack led by General Sam Houston at San Jacinto led to the Treaty of Velasco that acknowledged Texas a a independent country. -
The Panic of 1837
When the US did not have enough gold and silver to back up their banknotes, there was a run on the banks and by the time most got to the banks, the banks had closed their doors. It started in New York, then moved across the nation. -
The Trail of Tears
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Texas accepted the United States Offer of Statehood
Texas became the 28 state in the United State of America. President John Tyler had extended the official offer during the last days in his presidency, hoping this move would save his political career. -
Wisconsin admitted to the Union
The United States admitted Wisconsin in to the Union in May of 1848. -
Gold Found in California
James W. Marshall found the first gold in California while working for a man named John Sutter who owned a sawmill. -
Washington,D.C Slave Trade Ban
The Northerners fought and won a slave trade ban on Washington, D.C. -
California Statehood
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Harriet Beecher Stowe published her best selling novel Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852. The Bible was the only book that had more sales then her book. -
The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 tried to offer something to everyone. For southerners, the package offered a fugitive slave law that empowered the federal government to deputize regular citizens in arresting runaways. The New Mexico and the Utah Territory could determine their own fates as slave or free states based on popular sovereignty. The compromise allowed territories to submit suits to the Supreme Court over the status of fugitive slaves.
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Lincoln was Elected
Lincoln was elected in 1860 as a big surprise to voters. Lincoln only received 40% of the popular vote. -
South Carolina Issued its Declaration of Immediate Causes
South Carolina voted to secede from the Union and on Dec. 20 Issued its Declaration is Immediate Causes. This Declaration accused the federal government of not enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. -
Fugitive Slaves Accepted in Union Army
Starting in Virginia at Fort Monroe, General Benjamin F. Butler began accepting fugitive slaves in to the Union Army. -
Anaconda Plan
Union General-in-Chief Winfield Scott had a plan to suppress the rebellions. Calling it the Anaconda Plan, the Union planed to cut off Confederates coastal ports and waterways via naval blockade. "Like an anaconda snake, they planned to surround and squeeze the Confederacy".
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The Civil War
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Mississippi Seceded
Mississippi seceded from the Union and adopted their own resolution on Jan 9, 1861. -
Florida Seceded From the Union
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Alabama Broke Away From the United States
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Georgia Secede From the United States
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Louisiana Dissolved Their Union With the United States
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Texas Seceded From the United States
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Jefferson Davis Selected as President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis selected as president for Confederacy and chose Montgomery, Alabama as the capital. -
Fort Sumter Was Fired Upon
In South Carolina, the Union solders at Fort Sumter were called to evacuated. The Commanding Union officer Major Robert Anderson refused. The Confederate brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard open fire on the fort and the next day the Union surrendered. The Civil War had begun. -
The Battle of Bull Run
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The First Confidcation Act
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The Second Confiscation Act
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The First Confederate Conscription Act
The First Confederate Conscription Act required all sound-bodied men between the ages of 18-35 (later move to 45 years old). -
William Alexander Hammon was appointed Surgeon General
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Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation went in to effect on January 1, 1863. -
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The Battle of Chancellorsville
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The Southern States Surrender
In Appomattox Court House General Lee surrendered to General Grant .
